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HR29 - Sykes, Andy; Clayton County Public Schools' 2023 Support Leader of the Year, Certified; commend
Rhonda Burnough, Yasmin Neal, Sandra G. Scott
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION commending Andy Sykes, Clayton County Public Schools' 2023 Support Leader of the Year, Classified; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HR24 - Parkman, Dawn; Jonesboro Middle School's 2023 Teacher of the Year; commend
Rhonda Burnough, Demetrius Douglas, Sandra G. Scott
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION commending Dawn Parkman, Jonesboro Middle School's 2023 Teacher of the Year; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HR41 - Lake Spivey Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc.; commend
Demetrius Douglas, Yasmin Neal, El-Mahdi Holly
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing and commending the Lake Spivey Chapter of Jack and Jill of America Inc.; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB296 - Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; establish basic and in-service training courses on de-escalation techniques and methods
Yasmin Neal, Kenneth Vance, Carl Gilliard
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-8-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the powers and duties of the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, so as establish basic and in-service training courses on de-escalation techniques and methods; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB171 - Law enforcement officers and agencies; revise handling of arrest-only criminal history record information
Gregg Kennard, Tanya F. Miller, Shea Roberts
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-3-37 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to review of individual's criminal history record information, definitions, privacy considerations, written application requesting review, and inspection, so as to revise the handling of arrest-only criminal history record information; to provide for the automatic restriction of an individual's criminal history record information upon arrest; to provide that such criminal history record information shall be made publicly available only upon the issuance of an indictment, accusation, or other charging instrument; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB161 - Pediatric Health Safe Storage Act; enact
Michelle Au, Mary Margaret Oliver, Carl Gilliard
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to carrying and possession of firearms, so as to establish the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions and affirmative defenses; to provide for criminal penalties; to require a notice by certain firearm dealers; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB216 - Criminal procedure; award made from Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund to sexual assault survivors for medical treatment or counseling; provide
Marvin Lim, Yasmin Neal, Scott M. Holcomb
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 15 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to victim compensation, so as to provide for an award made from the Georgia Crime Victims Emergency Fund to sexual assault survivors for medical treatment or counseling; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB304 - Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; enact
Yasmin Neal
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to property, so as to provide for the uniform regulation of landlord-tenant relationships under residential rental agreements; to provide for landlord and tenant rights and duties; to provide for lease terms and duties; to provide for remedies; to provide for tenancies; to provide requirements related to the death of a tenant; to prohibit retaliatory conduct; to provide for the disposition of personal property of a tenant; to provide for the effect of family violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault; to provide for security deposit, fee, and unearned rent requirements; to provide for enforcement; to provide for applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB352 - Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council; additional member to serve ex officio; provide
Tyler Paul Smith, James Beverly, Don L. Parsons
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 35-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to establishment of Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, membership, organization, and administrative assignment to Department of Public Safety, so as to provide for an additional member of the council to serve ex officio; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HR167 - Jeffrey E. Turner Parkway; Clayton County; dedicate
Rhonda Burnough, Sandra G. Scott, Yasmin Neal
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION recognizing Chief Jeffrey E. Turner and dedicating a road in his honor; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Georgia district HD-079
COMMITTEES
Georgia House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Yasmin Neal was born in New York City and moved to Georgia at a young age. She graduated from Agnes Scott College with a degree in psychology before earning her law degree from Emory University School of Law. Neal worked as a prosecutor for over a decade before being elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2010 where she has served on committees including Judiciary and Small Business Development. In 2018, Neal successfully sponsored a bipartisan bill to study maternal mortality among African American women in Georgia.read less
OFFICES HELD
Georgia House from Georgia
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